Eikyū Hyakushu 147

Summer Grasses (夏草)

ふる里のしづけき庭はなつ草の所えがほにしげるなりけり

furusato no
shizukeki niwa ni
natsu kusa no
tokoroegao ni
shigeru narikeri

In the ancient estate’s
Quiet garden
The summer grasses,
So self-satisfied,
Have grown thickly.

Daishin

Waka Poetry